Shelter Project Manager Jordan Zaatari Camps Area (Open to Nationals Only)

Job purpose:

The Shelter Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight and implementation of the NRC shelter portfolio at Zaatari camp by planning and managing several shelter units, ensuring the workflow is adequate, meeting deadlines and targets and developing with the team proper planning of activities for her/his teams. In addition, the Project Manager should support and backstop any delay and provide direct support to the team in any of the assigned tasks.

What you will do:

• Contribute to the development of Country, Area and Core Competency (CC) strategies, and initiate and participate in the development of Shelter projects.
• Coordinate and manage Shelter Zaatari project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• Provide technical direction to the project staff and ensure high technical quality of projects.
• Provide regular progress reports to the Area Manager and the CC Specialist.
• Develop and manage project budget (in cooperation with the Finance team) and coordinate across CCs.
• Line manage project staff, their performance as well as ensure their capacities are built and that there is transfer key skills.
• Promote the rights of Refugees in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Directly responsible for the planning, implementation and monitoring of assigned activities in line with Shelter strategy and country standards.
• Ensure strong coordination and collaboration with all shelter stakeholders at the field level, partners as well as camp management.
• Actively coordinate with the Azraq shelter project manager to ensure strong reporting and coordination.
• Identify implementation challenges and opportunities and propose solutions for any potential bottlenecks in the process.
• Develop Shelter Zaatari budgets, and monitor expenditures. Meet on regular basis with the Finance team to review budget versus actual expenditure for all projects and donors’ funding activities.
• Ensuring project progress is documented, integrating sound M&E procedures in all aspects of the shelter project.

Professional Competencies and Qualifications Required

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Civil engineering/Architect.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project management in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Technical Shelter expertise with experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Strong budget management skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate with multiple stockholders.

Behavioural competencies

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments
• Initiating action and change
• Planning and delivering results.

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Zaatari camp

Travel: 20%

Grade 8 in NRC’s grading structure

Reporting line: Area Manager

ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.